Edgar Degas - Wikipedia Degas was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his rendition of dancers and bathing female nudes In addition to ballet dancers and bathing women, Degas painted racehorses and racing jockeys, as well as portraits
Edgar Degas | Biography, Art, Paintings, The Dance Class, Ballerina . . . Edgar Degas (born July 19, 1834, Paris, France—died September 27, 1917, Paris) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist group and widely celebrated for his images of Parisian life
Edgar Degas Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory Always remembered as an Impressionist, Edgar Degas was a member of the seminal group of Paris artists who began to exhibit together in the 1870s He shared many of their novel techniques, was intrigued by the challenge of capturing effects of light and attracted to scenes of urban leisure
Edgar Degas (1834–1917): Painting and Drawing Degas began by copying Italian Renaissance paintings at the Louvre and trained in the studio of Louis Lamothe, who taught in the traditional academic style, with its emphasis on line and its insistence on the crucial importance of draftsmanship
Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917), born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (pronounced [ilɛʀ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡɑʀ dœˈɡɑ]), was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing
Edgar Degas - Minneapolis Institute of Art Experience the art and look at the life of Edgar Degas Edgar Degas is known mainly as a figure artist, but he also painted some landscapes In 1869, a trip to the seaport of Boulogne, in northern France, inspired Degas to create over forty images of the seashore and sand dunes
Edgar Degas - 691 artworks - painting - WikiArt. org One of the founders of the Impressionist movement, Edgar Degas was a prominent artist in the last half of the 19th century Born to wealthy family, he began his schooling with a baccalaureate in literature in 1853
623 Edgar Degas Paintings - The Artchive Degas was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement and is considered one of the greatest artists of the 19th century He had a unique style and techniques, using pastels, oil paints, and charcoal to create his art
Edgar Degas 1834–1917 | Tate Degas is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers Although Degas is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist, and did not paint outdoors as many Impressionists did
Edgar Degas - National Gallery of Art Degas early on developed a rigorous drawing style and a respect for line that he would maintain throughout his career His first independent works were portraits and history paintings but in the early 1860s he began to paint scenes from modern life